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Cuomo announces New York City will disinfect every subway train every 24 hours in an ‘unprecedented step’ New York City

Cuomo announces New York City will disinfect every subway train every 24 hours in an ‘unprecedented step’

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the New York City MTA will "disinfect every train every 24 hours" in an effort to keep essential workers safe from coronavirus infection.On Thursday, Cuomo and NYC mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the subway would close overnight between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. so trains…
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May 2, 2020
Alex Smith Says It’s ‘So Absurd’ Colin Kaepernick Doesn’t Have a Job in the NFL Colin Kaepernick

Alex Smith Says It’s ‘So Absurd’ Colin Kaepernick Doesn’t Have a Job in the NFL

Ross D. Franklin/Associated PressAlex Smith believes his former San Francisco 49ers teammate Colin Kaepernick is good enough to have a job in the NFL. In an interview on ESPN Radio's The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (h/t MSN.com's Ryan Young), Smith called it "so absurd" that Kaepernick isn't on an NFL roster:"It…
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May 2, 2020
Private Sector Space Contracts Moon Mission

Private Sector Space Contracts

Blue Origin and SpaceX both recently received NASA contracts to help build the Moon Spacecraft. The largest of the contracts were awarded to Blue Origin, who received a total of $579 million, while SpaceX received $135 million for its Starship punitive. The NASA contracts will run until February 2021, and…
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May 2, 2020
A Chinese propaganda video mocks America’s response to the coronavirus crisis Propaganda

A Chinese propaganda video mocks America’s response to the coronavirus crisis

Toys have been drafted in the great-power competition between China and the United States.On April 29, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua posted an animated video titled “Once Upon a Virus.” In it, Lego-like figures representing the two countries trade barbs. The Chinese side mocks America’s slow response to the coronavirus…
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May 2, 2020
Russia is charging the US $660,000 for a planeload of supplies like gas masks, gloves, and antiseptic after confusion about whether they were donations or not Putin

Russia is charging the US $660,000 for a planeload of supplies like gas masks, gloves, and antiseptic after confusion about whether they were donations or not

Russia billed the US nearly $660,000 for a shipment of thousands of supplies ranging from military-grade masks, respirators, and household cleaning gloves, ABC News reported. The April 1 shipment raised concerns when federal agencies didn't immediately announce whether it was a transaction or donation. One month after the delivery, it is still…
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May 2, 2020
‘Divisive in Political Terms’: UK Gov’t Rejects EU’s Calls For Office in Northern Ireland Brexit

‘Divisive in Political Terms’: UK Gov’t Rejects EU’s Calls For Office in Northern Ireland

UK16:07 GMT 02.05.2020(updated 16:14 GMT 02.05.2020) Get short URLThe EU has long maintained that it needs to establish customs outposts in Northern Ireland to ensure that trading standards are maintained. London, however, has other ideas.The UK’s Paymaster General Penny Mordaunt has written to the European Union to say that Brussels…
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May 2, 2020